Mental Health Therapist, Contractor - WI / Remote

About The Role

We're looking for outcomes-oriented and mission-driven therapists to join our amazing and interdisciplinary care team of psychiatrists, therapists, and school health professionals. As a Mental Health Therapist, you'll work directly with school staff, students, and families in our partner school districts to build stronger systems of mental health support.

Role type: This is a 1099 Independent Contractor position
Location: 100% remote in the U.S.
Start date: Rolling start dates beginning November 2026

What You'll Do

• Provide excellent care, including mental health assessments and teletherapy, to PreK-12 students and school staff in Cartwheel's partner school districts (typically 2-4 months per student with extension based on clinical need and clinician's judgment)
• Participate in case discussions with other Cartwheel team members
• Support students and families with transition to community care providers
• Build collaborative, trusted, and lasting relationships with school leadership, staff, students, and families
• Meet regularly with school staff to discuss student mental health needs and develop strategies to improve school services
• If qualified and interested, provide clinical supervision to other care team members

Requirements

• Passion for working with schools on mental health and growing a startup company
• Active independent license in Wisconsin to deliver mental health care (LCSW, LMFT, LPC, PhD/PsyD)
• Experience with CBT, DBT, ACT, solution-focused therapy, and/or motivational interviewing
• At least two years of experience delivering mental health services to children and youth via telehealth
• Proficiency with Zoom, GSuite (Google Calendar, Gmail, etc.), electronic health record systems, and other collaboration tools
• Access to reliable, high-speed internet (50 Mbps download, 10 Mbps upload)
• Excellent organization, communication, and teamwork skills
• Ability to offer hours during and especially after school (e.g., 3-8 pm Central Time, Saturdays)
• Ability to provide effective and safe care to children and adults, including ability to manage crisis situations virtually
• NOTE: As long as you have an active STATE license, you can live anywhere in the United States

Preferred Qualifications

• Fluency in other languages (e.g., Spanish, Portuguese)
• Experience with parent guidance
• Qualified to provide clinical supervision in STATE
• Active NPI number (application takes 2-4 weeks)
• CAQH credentialing set up (application takes 3-4 days)

Benefits

• Competitive compensation (base hourly rate + up to 5% quarterly Mission Bonus for Master's-level clinicians, dependent on licensure, experience, language, etc.)
• Mission Bonus of up to 5% paid quarterly for serving higher-need populations (based on the percentage of students you see who have Medicaid, are uninsured, or speak a non-English language)
• Access to free online accredited continuing education and a CEU stipend
• Clinical Supervision for associate level clinicians
• Administrative support from experienced, full-time Care Coordinators
• Optional access to an AI-enabled medical scribe that saves hours of documentation time
• Team-based care with mission-driven colleagues building a truly innovative school-community partnership model
• Opportunities beyond clinical care, including working closely with schools on staff support, workshops, and other programming